3-75 Resedaceae, mignonette family

Marian C. Munro; Ruth E. Newell; Nicholas M. Hill

Authors

Marian C. Munro Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS
Ruth E. Newell E. C. Smith Herbarium, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Nicholas M. Hill Fernhill Institute, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Keywords:

Magnoliophyte, mignonette family, dicots, Reseda, dyer's-rocket

Abstract

We have a single species of this Eurasian-African family of 55 species. All have hypogynous flowers borne in spikes or racemes. They are perfect but irregular. Petals and sepals number 4–8, with an enlarged central petal that is
fringed dorsally. Carpels are 3–6, fused to form a superior ovary flanked by the stigmata. Leaves are alternate and sometimes lobed. All produce mustard oils. Use of his image given by Sean Blaney.

Author Biographies

Marian C. Munro, Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS

Curator of Botany (NSPM)

Ruth E. Newell, E. C. Smith Herbarium, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Curator of the E. C. Smith Herbarium (ACAD)

Nicholas M. Hill, Fernhill Institute, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Director; Adjunct Professor